Blinking in a Void
Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Hamid Awaludin* In 1994-95 I undertook a six-month research project at Cipinang Prison, East Jakarta, to write my thesis. I also studied the behavior and interaction of prisoners and how penitentiaries in different countries treat their inmates.
I discovered in the prison that some inmates had totally lost their lust for life. When I spoke to them they would gaze straight ahead with an empty look. Though physical
*Legal observer
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